Dr. Casey Means: Surgeon General Pick Challenges Corporate Medicine
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump’s new Surgeon General appointee, is a vocal critic of corporate influence in healthcare, aligning closely with Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s mission to reform establishment medicine. Means, who has publicly expressed disillusionment with conventional medical practices, gained attention on Tucker Carlson’s show, linking pesticides like Roundup to rising cancer rates. Her appointment signals a push for systemic health policy changes, emphasizing environmental toxins’ impact on public health. However, her stance faces a direct challenge in Georgia, where lawmakers recently passed SB144, shielding Roundup from lawsuits under the pretext of protecting farmers. This legislation, criticized for prioritizing corporate interests over public health, puts Means’ advocacy under scrutiny, as it contradicts her warnings about pesticide dangers. As she steps into her role, Means must navigate this tension, balancing her reformist agenda with political realities in states like Georgia, where agricultural lobbies hold sway. Her alliance with RFK Jr. could amplify efforts to address toxic exposures, but the Roundup bill underscores the uphill battle against entrenched corporate influence in policy-making, raising questions about how effectively she can drive change.
- Meet the Surgeon General appointment, Dr. Casey Means. She is a critic of corporate influence on medicine and health. She is an ally of the health secretary RFK Jr has described becoming disillusioned by establishment medicine.
- Casey Means on Tucker relating the pesticides and cancer. Yet Georgia lawmakers just passed a bill to protect Roundup from lawsuits under the guise of “For the Farmers.”
